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June 3, 2016

Four Years of Love + Pie

Last week was four years married.

I am just so lucky to be with the right person! I feel lucky that I was able to meet the person I will be hopefully spending the rest of my life with so young--on your second day of freshman year in high school to be exact! Now almost four years after we married and almost 11 years after we started dating and almost 13 years after we met, he is the most important person in my life. He is my family and the person I want to have all my adventures with!

I am with someone who I never have to hide from. I can wake up, morning breath and face and all, I can tell an embarrassing story, I can share my hopes and dreams...and he knows and sees all of it and loves me. He is who I want to be with my whole life.

This year the modern/traditional gifts are appliances/fruit and flowers.
I always like to do my gifts associated with the yearly anniversary gifts as you can see: year one, year two, year three.

So as much as Kevin would love me to get a new fridge, oven, microwave, or dishwasher...I decided now was not the time. So I took a bit of a leap on the word appliance and used my appliances to make him an amazing indoor, romantic picnic with a great card and made apple pie. That being the fruit and flower gift!

And I will share for you my mom's homemade apple pie filling!

And yes, that is supposed to be a 4 (aww four year anniversary, lol!) on the top...cause I know you all could just tell without me telling you!

Ingredients:

20 granny smith apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced

3 tablespoons of lemon juice

10 cups of water

4 1/2 cups of sugar

1 cup of flour

2 teaspoons of cinnamon

1 teaspoon of salt

1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg

Directions:

Toss apple slices in lemon juice and set aside.

In a dutch oven/stock pot, combine water, sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg. Stir well and bring to a boil. Boil for two minutes.